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nephelescope|ˈnɛfəlɪskəʊp|
[f. Gr. νεϕέλη cloud + -scope.]
(See quots.)
1841Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. II. 128 Mr. Espy exhibited an instrument.., which he calls the Nephelescope, intended to show the changes induced in the temperature of the air by its greater or less rarefaction. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 2851 Nephelescope, for viewing the upper strata of clouds. |